SarahTuttle

On August 12, 1839, Sarah Tuttle drank nearly half an ounce of oil of tansy to cause an abortion.

While tansy teas and concoctions have long been popular herbal abortifacients -- remaining popular even today among those who consider herbal abortions more natural than using pharmaceutical birth control -- oil of tansy is highly toxic and is not meant for ingestion.

Sarah, not surprisingly, quickly went into violent convulsions. She was dead in less than 30 minutes.

Sources:
 * untitled snippet, //Carolina Watchman//, Aug. 23, 1939